Educational Psychologist

Stirling Council; Stirling; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority organization in Scotland is seeking a motivated Educational Psychologist to join their team. The successful candidate will work towards improving educational outcomes for children and young people, with a focus on equity and excellence. Responsibilities include supporting inclusive practices, enhancing mental health, and building positive relationships within schools. Registration with the HCPC is required. This is a permanent 0.9 FTE position located in the city of Stirling.

Benefits

Induction, support and supervision

Focus on staff wellbeing and professional development

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC).
• Membership of Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) required.
• Experience with evidence-based practice in education.

Responsibilities

• Support inclusive practice and environments.
• Promote positive relationships.
• Enhance mental health and wellbeing.

Skills

Passion for psychology

Ability to improve outcomes for children

Strong communication skills

Education

Qualified Educational Psychologist or in process of QEP

Job description

Stirling Educational Psychology Service (EPS) seeks to appoint a motivated and dynamic individual to the post of Educational Psychologist within our team. You will be a highly skilled and values led professional who is passionate about psychology and improving outcomes for all children and young people through equity and excellence.

Stirling Educational Psychology Service offers induction, support and supervision for new members of staff. There is a strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional development.

All staff have opportunities to engage in and lead on development work as well as having their own allocation of educational establishments to link with.

The service is integral to the Children’s Service, providing valuable opportunities for all staff to use their psychological skills and knowledge in contributing to and leading on, local and national priorities with a range of partners and stakeholders.

Stirling Educational Psychology Service currently supports delivery of a number of key priorities from the Schools Learning and Education Plan in collaboration with others with a focus on evidence based practice. Some current priority areas include:

• Supporting inclusive practice and environments
• Promoting positive relationships
• Supporting attendance and engagement in learning
• Enhancing mental health and wellbeing

The Service is located in Stirling which is a beautiful city in Scotland’s central belt, with excellent commuter links.

Applications are invited from qualified Educational Psychologists and those who are in the process of completing their QEP. Registration with the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) is required.

We are advertising a 0.9 FTE post to work as part of our welcoming team on a permanent basis.

Further information about the post is available in the job description.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Heather McLean, Principal Educational Psychologist at [e-mail]

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified. It is Stirling Council’s policy to ask you to pay for this.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion belief or race.